12 Ups & 12 Downs For WWE In 2019
9. The WrestleMania Main Event Build
WWE did the right thing positioning Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch at the top of the WrestleMania tree (and more on that later), but f*cking hell did they make a shift of it on the way.
The inherent problem presented itself when Lynch and Rousey's rivalry peaked the night after the Royal Rumble. "I choose you" was the line 'The Man' uttered in the face of the undefeated 'Baddest Woman On The Planet' to set up the dream match they'd lost months earlier, but the build entered nightmare territory before settling down with about a week to go.
In between there and Becky lifting both belts above her head, she was forced to apologise to the McMahon family for being hard as f*ck, then taken out of the match completely, and then reinserted. WWE had all that time but rather than simply trying to use it, nearly conspired to lose it.